A Familiar Illustration of Christian Baptism; In Which the Proper Subjects of That Ordinance and the Mode of Administration Are Ascertained from the Word of God and the History of the Church and Defended from the Objections Usually Urged by the Opposers O (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1818 Excerpt: ... (c)us and candid mind. Frqm tbis hour, I snail date my emancipation from its bon dage. I am now convinced that the mode of baptism can be of little consequence compared, with the subjects. But as this is esteemed a point of essential importance, by the advocates of immersion, and as I am very little acquainted with the arguments in support of your practice, I shall feel myself under additional obligations, if you will favour me with your sentiments on that subject also. Eng. This I shall do with the utmost cheerfulness.-SECTION IX. On the Mode of Baptism. Eugenius. You have justly remarked that the mode of baptism is of little consequence. The Baptists scarcely ever attempt to treat this branch f the subject, without expressing their Aversion to the phrase ' mode of baptism," because, say they, it seems to imply that baptism may be performed more ways than one; "whereas immersion is baptism itself--to say that immersion or dipping is the mode of baptism, is the same thing as to say, that dipping is the mode of dipping." And to call " sprinkling a mode of baptism is just such good sense as to say that sprinkling is the mode of dipping, since baptism and dipping are the same." This may pass for 'logical reasoning" with Baptists; but a child may perceive that it is begging the question at the outset. The very point to be proved is, that baptism and immersion or dipping mean Vie same thing. But this our opponents assume at the threshold of the controversy, and then pretend to prove it. This is done by asserting it over and over again, without an argument to support if, until their hearers or readers, mistaking assertion for orgument, verily believe the point is established. "This passes foV mtrrency isith those who do not examine for tltemselves." compared w.